now restocking the oils-fragrance AND base is NOT so fun..I cant count how many times I have placed things in my virtual cart and then ditched it..I guess I have to bite the bullet sooner or later as the holidays are RIGHT around the corner..oy!!

Hi everyone! I've been making my own soap for about 20 years, so have the basics down. I've tried goats milk soap once before and ended up pouring the batch out in the woods. It was a gloppy mess. I've got some goat milk in my freezer and have been meaning to try again but am hesitant. Can anyone point me to a recipe they have had success with in the past? I've asked a few fellow local farmer/soapmakers and they all seem to guard their recipes as closely as they guard their herds!

Hi everyone! I've been making my own soap for about 20 years, so have the basics down. I've tried goats milk soap once before and ended up pouring the batch out in the woods. It was a gloppy mess. I've got some goat milk in my freezer and have been meaning to try again but am hesitant. Can anyone point me to a recipe they have had success with in the past? I've asked a few fellow local farmer/soapmakers and they all seem to guard their recipes as closely as they guard their herds!

Hey M-Dub! (that's your new soapin name, fyi). I don't think I've ever really used a special recipe for goat's milk soap, just whatever recipe I liked at the time and subbed out the water for frozen goat's milk and tried to keep it cool during the mixing and initial cure. I've really only made a few batches of goat's milk though, so maybe someone else has some words of wisdom on why you would want to use a specific recipe. I can't remember now if I compensated for a lower lye discount because of the additional fat in the milk. Hmmm.

Do you have the goat's milk book by...what's her name? I have it around here somewhere.